An Eclectic Mix Of Revelation By Baldy. A Blog About Cumbria, Home Of The UNESCO Lake District National Park. Photographs, Paintings, Sketches & More. Mountains Are My Bones; Rivers, My Veins; Forests, My Thoughts.

Week In Focus #5

When I arrived at home, following a night shift at work, this little Hedgehog was prowling the street, probably looking for scraps as it begins to set about hibernating for the winter. I named him/her Grumpy, as the critter didn’t seem too pleased to meet me.

There are seventeen species of hedgehog through parts of Europe, Asia, and Africa, and in New Zealand by introduction. There are no hedgehogs native to Australia and no living species native to the Americas.

Hedgehogs share distant ancestry with shrews, and they have changed little over the last 15 million years. Like many of the first mammals, they have adapted to a nocturnal way of life. Their spiny protection resembles that of the unrelated porcupines.

Grumpy, The Hedgehog

In Britain, the main predator of the Hedgehog is the badger. Hedgehogs in the UK have demonstrably lower populations in areas where badgers are numerous, so that British hedgehog rescue societies will not release hedgehogs into known badger territories.

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Head to the nearest mountain. Bike, walk, run or ski if you must, but do enjoy the naked grandeur of mountain tops. Life sucks a lot less when you add mountain air, and some peace and quiet. Climb upon the mountains, and laugh at all tragedies, real or imaginary. You’ll feel better for it.

Life is 10% what happens to you and 90% how you react. Lighten up, just enjoy life, smile more, laugh more, and don’t get so worked up about things. The purpose of life is to live it, to taste experience to the utmost, to reach out eagerly and without fear for newer and richer enlightenment. Have fun and believe in yourself.

CUMBRIA: The Loveliest Spot That Man Hath Found – William Wordsworth.

Cumbria is home to the English Lake District and is a predominantly rural county, considered one of the most beautiful regions of the UK. Cumbria is also known as The Lakes or Lakeland, the Eden Valley, the North Pennines, and the Furness Peninsula. The county is also part of the Yorkshire Dales. If you are looking for information on Cumbria Vacations, you've come to the right place. Here, you can learn about the County of Cumbria and what makes it tick. Cumbria is far more dependent on tourism than most other parts of the UK. In 2017 Cumbria and the Lake District received just over 47 million visitors. These visitors brought in £2.9 billion to the region’s economy and provided support for almost 65,000 jobs!